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Help us welcome our newest Nurse Practitioner—Erin Meckley

Erin Meckley, APRN

Women First welcomes Erin Meckley to the Care Team with Dr. Miller and Dr. Terrassa. With an undergraduate nursing degree from University of Pittsburgh, Erin received her Masters of Science in Nursing from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.

Welcome to our newest Physician Assistant—Emily Aragona

Emily Aragona, PA-C

Women First welcomes Emily Aragona as a physician assistant practicing with Dr. Mollie Cartwright. Emily returns to her native Louisville after studying and working in the Chicago, Illinois, area and has experience as an Interventional Radiology PA and working for an Internal Medicine practice.

Letter to the Editor: Please Don’t Skip Your Annual Exam

Dr. Rebecca
Booth

As a practicing gynecologist in the Louisville area, I would like to respond to the September 2nd Courier-Journal opinion article questioning the value of women’s annual gynecologic exam. While it is true that various health-related organizations disagree as to the value of certain screening tests, the majority of us who focus our medical practice on wellness for women can attest to a huge value gained with the annual gynecologic exam. I remember well being nervous about my own first gynecologic exam as a teenager. My mother’s OB/GYN, Dr. Cecil Grumbles, gently reassured me. He let me know that he could help my horrendous cramps that were causing me to miss school once a month. I had just assumed that bad cramps were to be part of my life, but he not only made my life better (and my grades), my experience inspired me to consider the field in which I am now privileged to practice.

Introducing Lauren Lewis, M.D.

Women First is pleased to announce that Dr. Lauren Lewis has joined our practice! A native of Durham, North Carolina, Dr. Lewis completed her undergraduate education at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, in 2005 with a Bachelor’s degree in Biological Anthropology and Anatomy. She received her medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine in 2010 and, in July of 2014, completed her Residency at Duke University Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Lewis has been an OB/GYN physician and assistant professor at Duke Women’s Health Associates, Duke University Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, since August of 2014.